Meter block adaptor and method
AssigneeE.J. Brooks Company
InventorDavid K. Gill
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Abstract
An electric meter adaptor includes a housing having a meter block end and a meter end opposite the meter block end. The meter adaptor includes a pair of first blades supported by the housing and extending from the meter block end to the meter end, each of the first blades having a line connector at the meter block end and a meter connector at the meter block end. The meter adaptor includes a pair of second blades supported by the housing at the meter block end, each of the second blades having a load connector. The meter adaptor includes a pair of third blades supported by the housing at the meter end, each of the third blades having a second meter connector.
Claims19
An electric meter adaptor, comprising:
- a housing having a meter block end and a meter end opposite the meter block end;
- a pair of first blades supported by the housing and extending from the meter block end to the meter end, each of the first blades having a line connector at the meter block end and a meter connector at the meter block end;
- a pair of second blades supported by the housing at the meter block end, each of the second blades having a load connector;
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- a pair of third blades supported by the housing at the meter end, each of the third blades having a second meter connector;
- wherein the line connectors and the load connectors are male, and the meter connectors and the second meter connectors are female.
A method for connecting a backup power source, comprising:
- connecting a transfer switch to an electric meter adaptor;
- connecting line connectors and load connectors of the electric meter adaptor to a meter block;
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- connecting a meter to the electric meter adaptor.
A method for connecting a backup power source, comprising:
- connecting a transfer switch to an electric meter adaptor;
- connecting line connectors and load connectors of the electric meter adaptor to a meter block;
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- connecting a meter to the electric meter adaptor;
- wherein the method is performed without terminating electrical power to the meter block;
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- wherein the line connectors and the meter are connected to a pair of first blades of the electric meter adaptor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.